About the role

  • Accounting Manager overseeing finance operations at an international trading company. Leading a team and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the Accounting team of 5 employees, including both professional and disciplinary responsibilities
  • Overall responsibility for accounting in accordance with HGB (German Commercial Code), ensuring timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
  • Support group reporting under IFRS, prepare annual financial statements and coordinate with auditors and external advisors
  • Manage credit management for the DACH region; closely coordinate with Sales and Operations to optimize cash flow
  • Ensure compliance with all tax, financial reporting and legal requirements and continuously improve internal controls and financial processes
  • Support internal and external audits, including timely implementation of required measures
  • Work closely with EU Finance Leadership and local management regarding budgeting, forecasts and business development
  • Prepare financial analyses and management reports and actively contribute to process optimization, automation and efficiency improvements

Requirements

  • Degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting; ideally with additional professional qualification (e.g., Steuerberater (tax advisor), CPA, ACCA)
  • Several years of professional experience in accounting, including at least 3 years in a leadership role; solid knowledge of HGB and ideally IFRS, as well as experience with ERP systems and credit management
  • Very good understanding of German tax and regulatory requirements and fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken
  • Strong leadership and communication skills, hands-on mentality, and an analytical, structured and solution-oriented working style in an international environment

Benefits

  • An exciting leadership role in an international, dynamic company
  • Significant scope to shape and influence the development of the accounting function
  • A collaborative, performance- and growth-oriented environment

Job title

Accounting Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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